www.washingtontimes.com Topics: Joint Select Committee On Deficit Reductionhttp://www.washingtontimes.com/topics/joint-select-committee-on-deficit-reduction/?utm_medium=RSSwww.washingtontimes.com Topics: Joint Select Committee On Deficit Reductionen-usTue, 13 Sep 2011 21:45:16 -0400Budget director cuts time for supercommittee to reduce deficithttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/sep/13/budget-director-cuts-time-for-supercommittee-to-cu/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>Congress' chief scorekeeper effectively shortened the window for the new deficit supercommittee to reach a deal, saying Tuesday that if lawmakers are going to meet their Thanksgiving deadline, his office will need to see an agreement at the beginning of November.</p> <p>Kicking off the first hearing before the Joint Select ...Stephen DinanTue, 13 Sep 2011 21:45:16 -0400http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/sep/13/budget-director-cuts-time-for-supercommittee-to-cu/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSSMILLER: The transparency curehttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/aug/12/the-transparency-cure/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>The debt-ceiling agreement brokered behind closed doors by President Obama and congressional leadership was a failure in every respect. It neither soothed the markets nor produced a dime in actual spending cuts.</p> <p>The stock markets plunged and the United States suffered a humiliating downgrade - the very fate this deal ...Emily MillerFri, 12 Aug 2011 19:40:08 -0400http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/aug/12/the-transparency-cure/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSSEDITORIAL: Stopping the spendathonhttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/aug/9/stopping-the-spendathon/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>Like rebellious teenagers, Washington politicians ignore advice until they get in trouble. The debt downgrade and market crash ought to get them to rethink their overspending ways. Within the week, a new task force will form to give them an opportunity to make amends.</p> <p>Last week's disastrous debt-ceiling compromise created ...THE WASHINGTON TIMESTue, 09 Aug 2011 19:37:07 -0400http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/aug/9/stopping-the-spendathon/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS